Draft night is one of the best nights in sports. It's so exciting to see young athletes hear their names called and take the next step toward becoming NFLPA union members. Congrats to everyone making their NFL dreams a reality tonight.
Ohio AFL-CIO
@ohioaflcio.bsky.social
The official account of the Ohio AFL-CIO, which unites hundreds of thousands of working families across Ohio to promote middle class values and make our voices heard politically in Ohio.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social joined @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social to urge the Trump Administration to stop blocking projects funded under bipartisan infrastructure bill passed under President Biden. Congresswoman Kaptur will never stop fighting for her constituents.
Thank you @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for joining one of the hardest-working Congressional members in @repemiliasykes.bsky.social and 70 of your closest @aflcio.org friends to discuss how @democrats.org will hit fight to reduce costs and create good jobs when they have the Congress next January.
@ohioaflcio.bsky.social Thank you organizing the Cleveland Vigil to Honor AFGE Union Brother Alex Pretti. It was a great turnout. We cannot be silent.
Despite the cold and snow, hundreds of community members from around #cincinnati showed up to honor our AFGE @aflcio.org #union Brother Alex Pretti. Together, we will rise.
Unlike her opponent, Dr. #AmyActon will not only say she supports unions, she shows up in the snow and cold to stand with striking @steelworkers.bsky.social and @machinistsunion.bsky.social #Union members in #toledo
Erik Prince, Blackwater founder Jared Leto, actor Sophia, simply getting a driving lesson These are just some of the thousands of people in 100 countries we discovered were targeted by phone-tracking tech sold by a secretive firm called First Wap.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
motherjones.com
‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️ As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
It's time working people unite in #solidarity and not sell each other out to enrich the billionaire class
Shout out to all the Ohioans who showed up to the #Ohio Statehouse today to demand #FairMaps and to end #Gerrymandering
Thanks to the @aflcio.org #union members who came out to Representative Mike Turner’s office to stand with our @nationalnurses.bsky.social members who work at the #Dayton VA. We need a fully staffed and funded VA, our veterans earned it.
#laborday isn’t just a long weekend, it’s about remembering and honoring the struggle of those that fought and died to give workers a voice in an economic system that would otherwise run us over. Thank you to those holding the line today and we honor those that held the line before us
We showed up today to support our @uaw.org members on strike near #cincinnati and who shows up? @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social of course
Thanks to these @uaw.org stickers remind us that this #LaborDay weekend that we have the power… @aflcio.org #union power
Thanks to these @uaw.org stickers remind us that this #LaborDay weekend that we have the power… @aflcio.org #union power
Medicare will start requiring prior approval for certain procedures — and will hire private AI companies to determine if patients are covered. The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
nytimes.com
Could Trump, a fellow who’s ignorant about so much, be trusted to make the correct and difficult decisions on AI? It was a conversation the American public didn’t have. Now that he's in that position, he's letting Big Tech run wild—as long as its chatbots accept his lies.
The Trumpification of AI: What could go wrong?
Trump lets Big Tech run wild—as long as its chatbots accept his lies.
motherjones.com
“It’s a stunning message for Starbucks management to send to their workers…. It says a lot about who they really value at that company and who they don’t” @sarahanderson.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows
At 100 firms in S&P 500 with lowest median pay, executives’ comp increased by average of nearly 35% over five years
theguardian.com
Yep, Ken Casey of the @dropkickmurphys.com was on point with his comments at the @aflcio.org #ItsBetterInAUnion rally with in #Cleveland
Thanks to all who came out this week to the #daytonohio airport to stand in #solidarity with our @afacwa.org @aflcio.org #union Siblings fighting for a fair contract. #Solidarity forever for the union makes us strong
Have you looked at his voting record? Seems to have voted in on primary ... the Republican primary in 2012 🤔
Jeremy Pelzer@jpelzer.bsky.social · 12mo agoA Northeast Ohio millionaire says he's entering Ohio's Democratic U.S. Senate primary and is ready to spend millions of his own money to beat Sherrod Brown www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08...
Private equity chooses to bury & mismatch key data, making it harder for investment professionals to see what assets are really worth. If experts can’t decipher reports, how can everyday workers judge whether to risk their 401(k) and retirement savings?
How One Big Private-Equity Fund Makes Its Numbers Incomprehensible
Tricks of the trade gain new importance as 401(k) accounts open up to alternative investments.
wsj.com
It's a scam in Texas, and it's a scam in #Ohio
ProPublica@propublica.org · 12mo agoNEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public. By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Meiselas: A MAGA anti-vax extremist opened fire on the CDC, killing a heroic Black officer. 500 shots fired. Do we hear Trump or JD Vance saying anything? Cohen: Not even thoughts and prayers.
The king doesn't want an educated workforce that protects the community, he just wans minions that will do whatever he says
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe Director of the White House Office of Personnel Management just said that all government workers should be “at will” employees. This comment comes as the Trump administration attacks federal unions and tries to erode workers' rights. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...